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SurfRAID TRITON 8FA User`s Manual

1. Power LED Green LED indicates power is on Access LED Blue blinking LED indicates data is being accessed Getting Started 2 5 2 2 2 Rear View 1 System power on off switch 2 Host Channel A 3 Host Channel B The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA is equipped with 2 host channels Host channel A and Host channel B Each host channel with one optical LC Fibre connec tors at the rear of the subsystem for connect to Fibre Hub Switch or Server s fibre interface another one is reserve for daisy chain Link Link LED Green LED indicates Fibre channel is link Activity ing TX RX Activity LED The LED will blink blue when the Fibre channel is being accessed 4 Fan Fail indicator If a fan fails this LED will turn red 5 Cooling Fan module Two blower fans are located at the rear of the subsystem They provide suffi cient airflow and heat dispersion inside the chassis In case a fan fails to function the l Fan fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound You will also see an error mesFAge appear in the LCD screen warning you of fan failure Getting Started 2 6 6 Power Supply Alarm Reset button You can push the power supply reset button to stop the power supply buzzer alarm 7 AC power input socket 1 2 From left to right 8 Power Supply Unit 1 2 From left to right Three power supplies power supply 1 and power supply 2 are located at the rear of the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA Turn on the power
2. K EGLI NU muet E HEJ x Fa CH tee Fete fe Let Hat 4 eh CA Zap kee a 2 3 Aero Me ve WUE ecce BI tf D A Gras RAID Gfanager A XX AX AL Lekt Frid tat Expand Exact Fist Kei EB Charmalr Vase Se Chi Loni Valor Situin Zapp An Ead Ped Se Di Ch Wishes S gc edd cune binira Bn FAITE Eh Haz rap CH Crit Het rar E Bre ERE 3H T Fed ki Ch A Haa RE hi eu ie EN E nl E 1 kb sni Vee n a 1 h i az Conil l Hl Br ee Bd ois bes a sl d uw Lon a veux giu Ig a a OTe My even runs Part E i Configuring 3 15 Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute ac tions by clicking on the appropriate link Individual Category Quick Create Create a RAID configuration that consists of the number of physical disks installed it can modify the Volume Set Capacity RAID Level and Stripe oize RAID Set Functions Create a customized RAID Set Volume Set Functions Create customized Volume Sets and modify the existing Volume Set parameters Physical Drive Create pass through disks and modify the ex isting pass through drives parameter It also pro vides the function to identify individual disk drives oystem Control Setting the RAID system configuration Information View the controller and hardware monitor infor mation 3 16 Configuring Configuration Procedures Below are a few practical examples of concrete configuration procedures 3 5 Quick Create L it uch
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4. Erger a rape and choc an icon Hor Ihe connecbon 3 2 Configuring Connect To The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control COMI Properties Configuring 3 3 5 Click E disconnect button Faudemk Pbi p Loes use eae Fesk 2 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties x E Deer iru pies Ge tbe ee 34 Configuring f Open the Settings Tab Pret ge sa coda eil ond Bes bere enc pass Maas E or DRTHNEEEHEEEEIENENEEN rm Tasa aT E Open the Settings Tab Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal VT100O Back scroll buffer lines 500 Click OK 211 Eram iem yo Furlan ke Kei Ed Ears sie E Terie D rice Leg jiena Fa UU opi U CHH Beer CNA BEER ii LE nena ad ib pne Paros ke F T WT DEEN Configuring 3 5 9 Now the VT100 is ready to use After you have finished the VT100 Ter minal setup you may press X key in your Terminal to link the Sur fRAID TRITON 8FA and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear LS NNN ll Bea p ps Ga Fee Hum Die sis cia eri Li Uu T S nck Solum a S i L Hard Sot Function olme met FPuncfion oPhyx
5. Stop Bits values are 1 bit and 2 bits Note Parity value is fixed at None Data Bits value is fixed at 8 bits JBOD RAID Configuration The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA supports JBOD and RAID configuration Maximum ATA Mode Supported The 16 Ultra ATA drive channel can support up to ATA133 which runs up to 133MB s K ETS Mi uo Later ol take B Es E CD Ge fea dock Hal ca Had ee e ee ee decree SI Mg aS ran e CH RAID ofanager XXXXXXXX T I dari AEE WE Take Esc Abr Het Erste rar Chaga ATA Els EE Loe Ake By Bud Cig HUE GC ers F m ar Ha nn F enn d Bom nes n OTe Hipna orta Bag 3 38 Configuring 3 9 2 Fibre Channel Config To use the Fibre Channel function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Fibre Channel Config The RAID System Fibre Channel Function menu will show all items Select the desired function V ann T ene a btia Reaper sen et m Fie DR Vim Peretos eg Hep es kat c 3 2 23 Deh Ghee Pte 13 Ah 23 ee LB kee KURZ t ee zl o ne CR RAD ofanager XXXXXXXX Pikes d ana el Caal imarations TD HD OO OO UNI E a OD UND Exc El d Casel WREST DO DO no aS ED ig WWNN World Wide Node Name The WWNN of the FC RAID is shown at top of the Config Frame This is an eight byte unique address factory assigned to the FC RAID common to both FC chan nels WWPN World Wide Port Name Each FC channel has its unique WWPN which
6. E CD ce Fee Ten et LJ Hid o G Se ee Auge 3 E MI ve Wn tc OL el hae lUe Estes Ges sl E ven gine usn UT haad Cannes ice Homeri se ren r ag 3 6 6 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spares 3 24 Configuring 3 6 7 Rescue RAID Set If you need to rescue the missing RAID Set please contact our engineer for assistance ET i WSA be ren E LaL LLL Fi CH g e Fee Tee Hu i S 3 do Bech urere ias L etieeer M ve MSC KC ee i mm RD oanager XXXXXXXX Lh Eod isi Try To Kesme Klizdag RAITPSET Experi Focal ct Enter RES CUE To Try Te Ego Hiram bie acto End Bue SIGHAT Lefewe mar Fed iunt ade E Ten Doris H Beare ee CP ee a r Conkrm Tig T GEZ TEET Simi Eme Etuis Cata EM Cmm zer 3 3 Ecama ia ee rur Configuring 3 25 3 Volume Set Function A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the disk capacity available in a RAID Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a RAID Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified RAID Set will reside on a
7. Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Le Modify Volume gt Yes No Lo Are you sure ves No Volume Set Function Check Volume Set Check Volume From Raid Set Select Volume lo Check Check The Volume sbb Yes Na Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check e Ves No L Are you sure Yes No Display Volume Info i Display Volume Info in Raid Select Volume fo Display 3 12 Configuring Physical Drives Raid System Function View Drive Information select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk select The Drives f Fibre Hosttt LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Madify Pass Through Disk Select The Drives Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Moda Tag Queuing Delete Pass Through Disk Select The Drives Delete Pass Through gt Yes No Lo are you sure f Yes No Identify Selected Drive L Select The Drives Mute The Alert Beeper Yes No Alert Beeper Setting Disabled Enabled Save The Settings res No Change Password Enter New Password Re Enter Password L Save The Password J Yes No JBOO RAID Function RAID JBOD Configured AS JBOD p Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Raid Rebuild Priority M UlfraLow 5 Low 2056 Medium o0 High 8B055 L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Terminal Port Config Ka Baud Rate j 7200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 L Stop Bits 1 bit 2 bits Update Fi
8. 4 eh CO 2 mhbmaen kee Ha 23 3 diesen Wr vs KS ee pe o RAID oKanager XXXXXXXX haber Lbs takma etr Da Del ee Rara Frid rr BUE C ers Tni zl FE ai net 23 EOD eT mE ru Configuring 3 29 3 7 3 Modify Volume Set To modify a Volume Set from a RAID Set 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link 2 Click on the Volume Set from the list that you wish to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears Use this option to modify Volume Set configuration To modify the Volume Set attribute values from RAID Set system function move the cursor bar to the Vol ume Set attribute menu and click on it The modify value screen appears Move the cursor bar to an attribute item and then click on the attribute to modify the value After you complete the modification Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action User can modify all values except the capacity Cm CH Lef mem Tacit Hp bah et im 9 AA Ch Sne ET I inia y nes a JE ang cette a ikio ere tart E xam 3 30 Configuring 3 7 4 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set is migrated from one RAID level to an other a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is added to a RAID oet Migration status is displayed in the Volume Status area of the RAID Set Hierarchy screen when one RAID level is migrated to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk
9. Alert Besser WE lux Burn Betisa 1 Ee Changa PaxamzrZ llzdata The Firmmarn Wy SRT RST Piet en 1 Cl GHIN Bebe bd Peiserts EE He Emina SIE Su n Hs d Pars rs M Sg Far aS bs 8 When the Flash programming starts a bar indicator will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wat Fe L oves Ce Fear Heb rae od CR m e sse e e E E 1 KD KZ ZA Ho entre lee im mca Ward Bgximm Fusciicn mutus The Alert Bees Bler Bnspsr Belzizg Change Paszusr JEM RALG Fuectien RAID Eebe Ed Be ert Bas pe nm rr we Sean Ss m IEEE Tl Array Maintenance 4 5 9 The Firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete 10 After the Firmware upgrade is complete a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Le Pel yr Wee alii Fw L owes Ce Due eb SCHERER im mca Ward Bgximm Fusciicn Bite The Alert Besse Zlar Enapsr Settieg Charan Paszusr SHOUD RE US Fyaciisn MID Eabrild Priseils Bog mp rH i SE ELLE lI m IE Tel EErEE PEE Pim Gi Ee Ca tran Heg Diel gizi ala s Hal Reid Soe tem Fiore thon Mule Tie Alari Beezee Alerd Berner Setting hangs Pio d JOO RADD De d bon FID Deluu ld NOTE The user has to reconfigure all of the settings after the firmware up grade is complete because all of the settings will default to the original default values 4
10. GE Tabra iMi H Tue Gerges i Es bio Tpi u Dens j Fir Choe LOH Ear LIH j zi US Diss Fini Th i Mb ia a C Cenkm The perse bai Cas pe Exxon asc iz Bud Congr SUE C efesru cn el iB Loa abore pres 2 a a Danone HO nter ez vm Volume Name The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set You can rename the Volume Set name providing it does not exceed the 15 character limit RAID Level oet the RAID level for the Volume Set Highlight RA D Level and press Enter The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select a RAID level and press Enter to confirm Capacity The maximum volume size is the default in the first setting Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode for the Volume Set Foreground mode is faster Configuring 3 27 completion and background is instant availability Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 071 or 5 logical drive You can set the stripe size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your com puter does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your com puter does random reads more often select a small stripe size Note RAID level 3 can t modify the stripe size Cache Mode The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA supports Write Through Cache
11. It is a good idea to disable the hard loop ID and let the loop itself auto arrange the Loop ID 3 9 2 1 View Edit Host Name List To set up LUN masking for each volume a host list should be established at first This is done by clicking View Edit Host Name List link at bottom of Fibre Channel Config page refer to section 3 9 2 Only hosts that will be used as include exclude filters are necessary to be added To add a host to the list first enter the WWPN exact 16 hex digits of the host in the Host WWN text field Optional host nick name up to 23 ASCII characters can be given for descriptive purpose Choose Add operation then Confirm Submit to complete the add operation 3 40 Configuring The added host will be shown in the upper half of the Config Frame Up to 20 hosts can be added To delete a host from the list select the radio button in front of the host list Choose Delete operation then Confirm Submit to complete the delete opera tion Once volumes are created and the host name list is established Volume Set Host Filters can be specified by clicking View Edit Volume Set Host Filters link at bottom of Fibre Channel Config page Volume Set Host Filters can ako be specified by clicking Volume Set Functions gt Volume Set Host Filters from the Menu Frame Select the volume for LUN masking and then Fa fit ues mm Tack m du 4 DR TD CP h a ee ee eem Mr vs y LS Lac KE Bum R AXXXXXXX n
12. L Select Stripe Size gt Ak BIEL 32K 64K 128K L_ create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No 3 10 Configuring Raid Set Function Create Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set p Ch01 Choe L_ create Raid Set j Yes No L Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set Select Raid Set To Delete L Delete Raid Set Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Expand Raid Set Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L Select Drives IDE Channel Chxx Choe L Expand Raid Set Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Activate Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set To Active LL Activate Raid Set Yes No Are You Sure Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L Select Drives for Hot spare Chxx Ch08 Max 3 Hot spare supported LL Create Hot spare Yes No Delete Hot Spare Disk L select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare Yes No Raid Set Information LL Select Raid Set To Display Configuring 3 11 Create Volume Set Create Volume From Raid Set L Volume Creation Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Sire Fibre Hosit LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Create Volume i Yes No Initialization Mode Foreground Background Delete Volume Set Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume lo Delete Lo Delete Volume Set mM Ves Na Lo Are you sure Ves No Modify Volume Set Modify Volume From Rald Set L select Volume Io Modify LL volume Modification sl Volume Name Raid Level Capacity
13. PE e 1 RAID oWanager Bedla Poses Tr raa n Fibre Ch angst H et Marae Lut Crick Bag e e Ln mandi Steeg E Saa MME S100 D eDCRVT Ta aT a2 545 m Hi rp D Saki Mat DE WETE aE Lx u ry Buscar bd Au Fuld er Delete Kbkeztecl Hort ear Entry SUE earen Sl top GER E H vere gine 2 di a eacus nn Configuring 3 41 click the submit button 3 9 2 2 Volume Set Host Filters Volume Set Host Filters can be specified by clicking View Edit Volume Set Host Filters link at bottom of Fibre Channel Config page Volume Set Host Filters can also be specified by clicking Volume Set Functions gt Volume FILLE Si es ee dlSdEs E 4 Fa G jus Jegen epp Let ime o AN 0 3 i Jb eepe rein A ab A tr JL ITE dr Nro eS a eee at bese QV RAD anager XXXXXXXX meme cl dk onum Umm Pci nd Uiir Fes rri Exundfaxkicu Akrsia Re i irme Hri Iper Vitr Tomen em rmm SE ERE UNE Pu Pe EE DE P Cluscal FWA DI DII Dd 43 ER RR NR Cus l ed Cem Cerne Sep 2C Cluscal E Tepika xs B mente Eoe Po g Thina B ani Loco T E Lr sain gl Ae 1 WATE DI C DE 13 CE HEED Shawne Spel Ete a verte Sound zo Cheal 1 Topaz Een Foren Topsbxge Poae pomt Th Ewi Lewy Ir h Is ca 3 Vemm fari Tur rl re OT okana ag Weg E QV RAD anager XXXXXXXX pt i ij Darin ond rr eri lr aame kri Der Vim Fd Eeri Fi irra Vue ciii um t Esas Exe zd cursar eer A0 Eris dues o1 Pc Tai
14. Ware Create Hat Spe e Select khoe EW DT leet Bea gla Rua bad u Add ar Debete Srlerieg Hari Filter Erni Miriam O Taje Nu Ti Masc E Har Hio Lu Ceick edu Da di Ban DITE ta 2 OO OB Ped ht sl Suns V ace el Che Bara A E k D RF ge Sheet Fitur Fier Type icone e del Aerrm Hek Fra iie Crespi Fini Thar deal Mii Pia scat Fascia s x 8 Y r EIER L onfnn The ire Cni Alu Iz f eg EHME Ce esruen nm e BW D ar rm j ek 3 dina Er cta Fiona CR RAD offanager XXXXXXXX Type Mai Tage Mak Bee wan ick Name Cain Ho pus Women buda EUW ant GM fete Weu l Eat Hi Zen C Sekri Dude Eat Fer ZIODOOM4 CDOTTE T Recah ERC o IS j Add oc Delete Selkerted Heat Fiber En Fest rn Pode cima He Dacia u Ten mare ARD Host WWE acri FORD TT 3 See Dist Moat Fitur ee F EA B Y F Ha egal Pier Type Inge sl nh Ersta ad Ar Miede Peed rin S Haiii Pin Thi ak Fa Tasas Johan l paran rem D Ebis Chara Conde JU Ci ku Dr Tl Aae iae ere Configuring 3 45 3 9 3 EtherNet Config To set the EtherNet function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the EtherNet Config The RAID System EtherNet Function menu will show all items Select the desired function 3 46 Badia Puasa Cranky Fava ol Driek Ead Ezan le 1 i rcc Ho pm Eet Hg c ie Ar Fido Crgada E ka i Crick edu Sa Heat Y TT ET ari aes H zm tbe Ter the HiHi F ur er Er Ii TEST Hate ek Po
15. and Write Back Cache Tag Queuing The Enabled option is useful for enhancing overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems The Command Tag Drive Channel function controls the Fibre command tag queuing support for each drive channel This function should normally remain enabled DiFAble this function only when using older Fibre drives that do not support command tag queuing Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN Fibre Channel Two 2Gbps Fibre channel can be applied to the internal Sur fRAID TRITON SEA Choose the Fibre Host option 0 1 and 0 amp 1 cluster LUN Base Each fibre device attached to the Fibre card as well as the card itself must be assigned a unique fibre ID number A Fibre channel can con nect up to 128 0 to 127 devices LUN Each Fibre LUN base can support up to 8 LUNs Most Fibre Channel host adapters treat each LUN like a Fibre disk 3 28 Configuring 3 7 2 Delete Volume Set To delete Volume Set from the RAID Set system functions move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all RAID Set numbers Click on a RAID Set number and the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Set items in the selected RAID Set Click on a Volume Set number and the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set J au ups E CD ce L ns duck et bah
16. disks disks that are not yet a part of an RAID Set If there are pre existing RAID Sets with available capacity and enough disks for specified RAID level desired then the Volume Set will be created in the exist ing RAID Set of the user s choice If physical disks of different capacity are grouped together in a RAID Set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the RAID Set Introduction 1 13 1 4 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the disk capacity available in a RAID Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a RAID Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified RAID Set will reside on all the physical disks in the RAID Set Thus each Volume Set on the RAID Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the RAID Set 1 Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID Set 2 he maximum addressable size of a single Volume Set is 2 TB 3 Up to sixty four Volume Sets can be created in a RAID Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level of opera tion while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 0 1 level of operation 1 4 3 Easy of Use features 1 4 3 1 Instant Availab
17. of hard drives without interrupting the SurfRAID TRITON DEA e operation Introduction 1 1 1 1 Key Features SurfRAID TRITON 8FA Features Ze Ze e Ze e Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze e Ze Wi Ze e Ze Wi Ze e Ze Features an Intel 80321 64 bit RISC I O processor 128MB cache memory expandable up to 1024MB 2Gb Fibre channel dual loop optical SFP LC short wave host port Smart function LCD panel Supports up to eight 8 1 hot swappable Serial ATA hard drives Redundant load sharing hot swappable power supplies High quality advanced cooling fans Local audible event notification alarm Supports password protection and UPS connection Built in R Link LAN port interface for remote management amp event notification Dual host channels support clustering technology Real time drive activity and status indicators RAID Function Features Ze Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Wi Ze Supports RAID levels 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 and JBOD Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure Tagged command queuing for 255 commands allows for overlapping data streams Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems Bad block auto remapping Supports multiple array enclosures per host connection Multiple RAID selection Array roaming Online RAID level m
18. of these power supplies to power on the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA The power LED at the front panel will turn green If a power supply fails to function or a power supply was not turned on the i l Power fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound An error mesFAge will also appear on the LCD screen warning of power failure 9 R Link Port Remote Link through RJ 45 ethernet for remote man agement The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA is equipped with one 10 100 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port You use web based browser to management SurfRAID TRITON 8FA through Ethernet for remote configuration and monitoring Link LED Green LED indicates ethernet is linking Link speed LED Orange LED indicates the link speed is 100Mbps The LED Will not blink when the link speed is 10Mbps 10 Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS Port The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA may come with an optional UPS port allowing you to connect a UPS device Connect the cable from the UPS device to the UPS port located at the rear of the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA This will automati cally allow the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA to use the functions and features of the UPS 11 Monitor Port The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA is equipped with a serial monitor port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal Getting Started 2 2 3 Connecting to Fibre HBA The subsystem supports fibre interface which provides fast 200MB data transfer rate using fibre This section describes the location of the host channels and instructions o
19. parity 8 data bit and no flow control Getting Started 2 14 Chapter 3 Configuring The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA has a setup configuration utility built in containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA This chapter explains how to use and make changes to the setup utility Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA You may configure through the following methods e VT100 terminal connected through the controller s serial port Front panel touch control keypad Web browser based Remote RAID management via the R Link ethernet port Important 1 gt The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA allows you to access the utility using only one method at a time You cannot use both methods at the same time 3 1 Configuring through a Terminal Configuring through a terminal will allow you to use the same configuration options and functions that are available from the LCD panel To start up Configuring 3 1 1 Connect a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC operating in an equiva lent terminal emulation mode to the monitor port located at the rear of the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA Note You may connect a terminal while the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent terminal program Windows 2000 Server Connection Dercsiptien WE en Connection
20. service facilitator and directory server as well 1 3 3 Basic elements The following elements are the connectivity of storages and Server compo nents using the Fibre channel technology Cables and connectors There are different types of cables of varies lengths for use in a Fibre Chan nel configuration Two types of cables are supported Copper and optical fiber Copper cables are used for short distances and transfer data up to 30 meters per link Fiber cables come in two distinct types Multi Mode fiber MMF for short distances up to 2km and Single Mode Fiber SMF for longer distances up to 10 kilometers The controller default supports two short wave multi mode fibre optical SFP connectors Fibre Channel Adapter Fibre Channel Adapter is devices that connect to a workstation or server and control the electrical protocol for communications Hubs Fibre Channel hubs are used to connect up to 126 nodes into a logical loop All connected nodes share the bandwidth of this one logical loop Each port on a hub contains a Port Bypass Circuit PBC to automatically open and close the loop to support hot pluggability Switched Fabric owitched fabric is the highest performing device available for interconnecting large numbers of devices increasing bandwidth reducing congestion and 1 12 Introduction providing aggregate throughput Each device connected to a port on the switch enabling an on demand con nection to every co
21. to complete than the Quick Volume RAID Setup configuration Select the RAID Set Function to manually configure the RAID Set for the first time or to delete an existing RAID Set and reconfigure a new RAID Set A RAID Set is a group of disks containing one or more Volume Sets mm SA A e agwat d een jirg 24 Actias ME s Mis c o zl oue ues E masm l RAID ofanager XXXXXXXX Gogo Fail Select Tha IDE Dever Ear HAL Apr qiu 75 d l ertaigteage Ionia gut estne Poli HO ces To create a RAID Set click on the Create RAID Set link A Select The IDE Drive For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the IDE drive connected to the current controller Click on the selected physical drives with the current RAID Set Enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for a RAID Set The default RAID Set name will always appear as RAID Set Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen the RAID Set will start to initialize 3 18 Configuring 3 6 2 Delete RAID Set To delete a RAID Set click on the Delete RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all RAID Sets existing in the current con troller Click the RAID Set number you which to delete in the select column to delete screen Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete it i Tabiiki kret baben ikir f Hja Clm CH hee Lage Ted He
22. 3 Replacing a Fan 1 Unscrew the fan holder E d r t r x 1 I L i i n OU u p F i F L h i Screw 2 Disconnect the fan cable that connects between the backplane and the fan 3 The fans are attached to the fan holder Remove the screws on the corners of the defective fan Place the screws on a safe place as you will need them later when you install a new fan We recommend that you remove the fan holder from the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA This allows easy installation and unlimited workspace when replacing the fan 4 Install a new fan using the screws you removed in step 3 5 Replace the fan holder 6 Reconnect the fan cable connections Array Maintenance 4 11 Appendix A Technical Specification RAID processor Intel 80321 RISC 64 bit RAID level 0 1 3 5 6 0 1 and JBOD Cache memory Up to 1024MB DDR SDRAM ECC unbuffered No of channels host disk 2 8 Host bus interface FC AL 2Gb s 2 Data transfer Up to 200MB sec Back Plane Board S ATA 150 Hot swap disk bays 8 Hot swap power supply 300W 2 w PFC Cooling fan 2 On line expansion Yes Multiple RAID selection Yes Failed disk auto rebuild Yes Array Roaming Yes Bad block auto remapping Yes Online RAID level migration Yes Audible alarm Yes Host Independent Yes Failed drive indicators
23. 6 Array Maintenance Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Management Get the new version firmware for your SurfRAID TRITON 8FA controller 1 To upgrade the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA firmware move the cursor to Upgrade Firm ware link The Upgrade The RAID system Firmware screen appears 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located Select the File name 6160FIRM BIN and click open 3 Click the Confirm The Operation and press the Submit button mimic t eh a a ee der Sk BG LK XE EI CS wn guae XAXXXXANX pat Fees Trk Tic Bd Sesion Fenere Ur Bast Ben CH ene 7 neni enin Ween HB eno 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM Array Maintenance 4 7 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Sh Saad ands Mien Gl eee Bake WEE a ris A 21 Ben Fat as 12 23 Adan i re roe cii uc e ts P Eum ges Rote AP RAID ofanager XXXXXXXX Eune Bira Truma Hi Pam Typed See Barir C oeral le Fasqure d E or Hes Prerana Ta Tata E sri Seeds Meche TI ET ub I eet a 3 Je nia Com mda ices 4 8 Array Maintenance 4 3 Hot Swap Components The disk array supports hot swappable disk trays power supply modules and cooling fan unit The following sections describe how to remove and install the Hot Sw
24. Fibre Channel Storage Systems SurfRAID TRITON 8FA User s Manual Sal d T 1 l 3 Support 800 550 3005 Data Systems Inc Chapter 1 Introduction The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA is a Fibre channel to Serial ATA RAID Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks disk array subsystem It consists of a RAID disk array controller and eight 8 disk trays The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA is Host Independent supporting RAID levels 0 1 3 5 6 0 1 and JBOD Regardless of the RAID level the subsystem is configured for each RAID array consists of a set of disks which to the user appears to be a single large disk capacity One unique feature of these RAID levels is that data is spread across sepa rate disks as a result of the redundant manner in which data is stored in a RAID array If a disk in the RAID array fails the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA con tinues to function without any risk of data loss This is because redundant information is stored separately from the data This redundant information will then be used to reconstruct any data that was stored on a failed disk In other words the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA can tolerate the failure of a drive without losing data while operating independently of each other The SurfRAID TRITON SEA is also equipped with an environment controller which is capable of accurately monitoring the internal environment such as its power supplies fans temperatures and voltages Its modular design al lows hot swapping
25. HS ea Laser aed Eh E Lt es Pa Ten Let bb i eh CZ humo kee Auge deer biiga LR INKL E M M RAD ofanager XXXXXXXX Cos uc Fai e Cheick rears Hah hee bei 3 ii misma Let EA E ux bL 204 Xa ETTE Seen rnm Part l E na The number of physical drives in the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the RAID Set You can create a RAID Set associated with exactly one Volume Set The user can change the RAID level capacity Volume Initialization Mode and stripe size A hot spare option is also created depending upon the existing configuration Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen the RAID Set and Volume Set will start to initialize After you complete the Quick create function you should refer to section 3 9 2 Fibre channel configuration to complete RAID configuration Then you can use RAID Set Hierarchy feature to view the fibre channel Volume oet host filters information refer to section 3 10 1 Note In Quick Create your Volume Set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system Use the RAID Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system Configuring 3 17 3 6 RAID Set Functions Use the RAID Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to custom ize your system Manual configuration allows full control of the RAID Set set ting but it will take longer
26. aan haber Lis Badd et Tu Arcee ETAT E Arirri Eau Set Kam Member Diks paty Y Fai Jri 4 bi ELAGE Fal Sri F m l 5 AMOR m Feni Fus SA im LETTRE P iom 3 22 Configuring Click on the Submit button on the screen to activate the RAID Set that has a removed disk in the power off state The SurfRAID TRITON 884A will con tinue to work in degraded mode meh n 3 ss uxore ien y c in MEY se ic cic z um Raid Xer s stier j Taid Eet TEE Charznlr Valores miihiim Vahete State Cyani Fad Ze 6 d Chill EE E 2 gie D cC Poradi Ac 10 Ed Zei NI EMA SUD II Horal GA Dk Votum i V cst y abc at IDE Chess nt ikbezg Volurg Tis Moat Flug Classe Ur Capacity Riail Figi Thir j SKI Fal Zei 3 LAs IEN D LA vrai Goen P Tac WE A H HA aH ak Bal Sec 3 O0 EI TIR DAR Hcr Pira Lena COH H IRA LA cys Fal Segm IME STII Cp HA DA DA CT HA A HA CHIE HA IRA I HME C minam d DICT DRE fer 3 TDI Beet vam e Pei E WEE Configuring 3 23 3 6 5 Create Hot Spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the RAID Set Function all unused physical devices connected to the current controller appear Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares The create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare
27. ap parts without interrupting the data access while the disk array is on 4 3 1 Replacing a disk To replace a disk perform the following steps Refer to 2 6 Installing hard disks 1 Open the tray lever by sliding the latch and wait for the drive to spin down The disk LED on the front panel will turn from green to red indi cate the disk is powered down Lift the lever to disengage the disk tray from the slot Gently pull the disk tray out of the slot Replace the HDD Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place The HDD status LED will turn green on front panel OF se e Ze 6 Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place Array Maintenance 4 9 4 3 2 Replacing a Power Supply 1 Remove the screws located at the corners of the power supply Place the screws in a safe place as you will need them later when you install a new power supply Screw Screw Use the handle to pull out the defective power supply Replace it with a 300W power supply Slide the new power supply in until it clicks into place Replace the screws you removed in step 1 D GL d V N When you replace a new power supply unit you should then push the power supply reset switch to stop the buzzer alarm The new power supply unit will link with the other unit immediately and will start working after you press the power supply reset switch and the buzzer warning noise will stop 4 10 Array Maintenance 4 3
28. ard drive the LED is red If hard drive defective failed the LED is orange HDD access LEDs These LED will blink blue when the hard drive is accessed 3 LCD display panel Getting Started 24 4 Smart Function Panel Function Keys for RAID configuration The smart LCD panel is where you will configure the RAID subsystem If you are configuring the subsystem using the LCD panel please press the con troller button to configure your RAID subsystem Function Up and Down Al Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information arrow buttons on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each YI menu when you configure the subsystem Select button w This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu 5 Environment status Parts Function If the output DC voltage is over or under 3 3V 5V or 12V an Voltage warning alarm will sound warning of a voltage abnormality and this LED LED will turn red 3 3V 4 596 5V 5 12V 10 Over temp c If temperature irregularity in these systems occurs HDD slot tem LED perature over 55 C this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound When a fan s rotation speed is lower than 2600rpm this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Fan fail LED If a redundant power supply fails this LED will turn red and an Power fail LED alarm will sound
29. ating the need to store and restore after reconfiguring the RAID Set When disks are added to a RAID Set unused capacity is added to the end of the RAID Set Data on the existing Volume Sets residing on that RAID Set is redistributed evenly across all the disks A contiguous block of unused capacity is made available on the RAID Set The unused capacity can create additional Volume Set The expansion process is illustrated as following figure Before Array Expansion Free space 40GB Volume 1 40GB D Disk 0 Diski Disk 2 40GB 40GB 40GB Array A 120GB Introduction 1 15 The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original Volume Set over the original and newly added disks using the FAme fault tolerance configuration The unused capacity on the expand RAID Set can then be used to create an additional Volume Sets with a different fault tolerance setting if user need to change After Array Expansion Adding One Disk Free space 80GB Volume 1 40GB D Volume 0 40GB C DiskO Disk Disk2 Disks 40GB 40GB 40GB 40GB Array A 160GB 1 4 3 4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration User can migrate both the RAID level and stripe size of an existing Volume Set while the server is online and the Volume Set is in use Online RAID level stripe size migration can prove helpful during performance tuning activi ties as well as in the event that additional physical disks are added to the RAID subsystem For e
30. att Forse M Adress Byli 1 ei E we Mae Hare dl Aires Solus Shi ica Fila EE Fee ns HaT Fris Hw Aeg DSck Pra Thora LL Faas Leah Evom ieri Teoria Canfigarotiotrs Coki Fei That rar C Dobe Erre Flori zb cn Ha Ese Worfr ges Mil Be en een cl Drei Error Hotts gaan ep d e Urges Event psu Lents e ETIN I Bitch Chuan Corr C Senay Ero eue Sand Urgent Ard Sanco Eeri Engel at Conte C Wirm Error Hoir en zd Te See rel arp Eee nt ZP Lan UO aperada Decl esnon Zend Al East 1 iT Hn sl Configuring 3 47 3 9 5 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN management integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he SNMP Configuration The RAID System SNMP Function menu will show all items Select the desired function t T Vgl me Tat me Bu ct h 7 ee ee Auge Z A L etkeeeg M va IPIE sl m Cette iser Dues Faut Jii irat Kocher Ke i y nup O anager XXXXXXXX RMF Trap Conte iii Dar As ENET Iip D Addin 1 ma Wes gu H Dx ie he IT PCR EEG a e pee y E i rp j EHET Trap D Acide i n E D n Parl p Dmi Fa Thats CHEAP Trap D Addiu AI n E i i P er H Uf Pie T ix Lies Frrr Tone SMP C pranrarity C erfiguratias lini Lena F H SE e R ier SNMP Trap C
31. ce Tea Em ab ed Se bes E sg LT EAM EM Greats Pass Coch we Faas The ZE i Coal Pan Tt Lilia Les eres I nianu Z ss Exi Ci Cod muniri n mig Aina MC d SIBI rer TM Grass T kei Ernst Congr Evei D n Urgub FERME Han rk Em hioi F m rat Pace L RH Gre SI goes DAS m Rand Canada era i ra mace Ern j Z EITT 3 9 8 Clear Events Buffer Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer information 3 9 9 Modify Password To set or change the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA password move the mouse cursor to RAID System Function screen and click on the Change Password link The Modify System Password screen appears Configuring 3 51 The password option allows the user to set or clear the SurfRAID TRITON GFA s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA from unautho rized entry The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA will automati cally go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in ten seconds To disable the password press Enter key only in both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password column Once the user confirms the operation and clicks the Submit button the existing password will be cleared No password checking will
32. check the hard drive is in good condition If the hard drive is not being accessed the HDD access LED will not illuminate The LED blinks only when being accessed Getting Started 2 12 2 Connecting an Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS The subsystem is equipped with a UPS port located at the rear of the sys tem unit It allows you to connect a UPS fail signal UPS port Description Not used UPS Line Fail Not used UPS Common Not used Not used Not used Not used o co NI OO 0c c ND Not used Note SE UPS connection compliant with NetWare UPS management smart mode UPS not supported Getting Started 2 13 2 8 Connecting to a PC or Terminal The SurfRAID TRITON 8 FA is equipped with a serial monitor port located at the rear of the system unit This serves as an alternative display when ac cessing the setup utility Monitor port Description Data Carrier Detect DCD Receive Data RD Transmit Data TD Data Teminal Ready DTR Signal Ground SG Data Set Ready DSR Ready To Send RTS Clear To Send CTS Ring Indicator RI o 0 0c ATIT OINI gt Note Refer to Chapter 3 for instructions on accessing the setup utility through a PC or terminal as well as instructions on setting the baud rate stop bit data bit and parity of your monitor or terminal The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate non
33. dated i DATA DATA EMT DATA eric PARITY PARITY PAR PARITY Bapak TEREE Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Introduction 1 7 Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 and RAID 5 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 0 1 or RAID 10 and RAID 0 5 or RAID 50 In summary Ze RAID O is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID 0 requires a minimum of two drives RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments RAID 1 is the only choice for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 is essentially an ext
34. dedicated parity disk drive The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RAID Set Hierarchy in the main menu Cim CN ee Face Tock Ha B ct o G A 2 husn geste Auge 23 23 TTB V bee be Veh Seri TE im Vohgee Ne T pery Pte Ser oa hil Meus Scd dos i robe ke T A IC Tirri Four Chasse Drage L agarity hladal nm LE xj zl Sl Donar iiti 3 7 6 Stop VolumeSet Check Use this option to stop the Check Volume Set function 3 32 Configuring 3 7 7 Volume Set Host Filters Use this option to View Edit Host Filters Refer to section 3 9 2 2 View Edit Volume Set Host Filters for more information You should complete the Fi bre Channel Configuration first before you use this option Cis CNR ee Fuscus Iech dd Aim on wa Oase Fit atas Es Jak IE TIPPS pus ie A RAID oKanager X XXXXXXX rma ncs 1 El Besten Cres Eug 1 Cik Farad sei Leet The Yali Kos Ear Yeni Ek Som Fiker Ezadi rik fonde Sele Valime Set Hime Dna Ead di Seni i aposrity Vaio Mo E wohne Sai di Di Kei Zeg Dn x1 CT Cri He car ps Demum d Talent Sa 8 02 Furl Seve DO 35 GE Finak Frid bt TER ITE Cri The Oraria E ETT TIS ETT Ima Pase Diu ric nea dH dui TT Exteel rk Dor akr Hz Dar a LEC TAANIT sl E Nt i ina i Aet cd af feet caa rira rat re vows Configuring 3 33 3 8 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a physical disk and to p
35. ension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed par ity scheme two dimensional parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simulta neous drive failures Perfect solution for mission critical applications Introduction RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels supported by the subsystem are shown below RAID Min Description Level Drives Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy 3 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Requires N 2 drives to implement because of two dimensional parity scheme Combination of RAID levels O and 1 This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring Introduction 1 9 1 3 Fibre Functions 1 3 1 Overview Fibre Channel is a set of standards under the a
36. er form the operations listed below 3 8 1 Create Pass Through Disk To create a pass through disk move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Pass Through link The relative setting function screen appears Disks are not controlled by the SurfRAID TRITON 8SA firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set The disk is available to the operating sys tem as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID firmware User can also se lect the cache mode Tagged Command Queuing Max SCSI speed and SCSI channel SCSI ID SCSI LUN for this volume Tete HIS ra Le d gee C n Lef mee Tacit m BuRR chRoOQRI dba kee a 3 drii HES KS E E Preston rix edo ca Coane Eug 3 Select dhe IDE derre For Fass Through Brkk dh Alert Chamel ag rry The GEN T DE CW REI IPM OTLA 3OTOLI Ener Pass dignus h ck Aurea ya zez 3 a Je ag cniin rra Hmmm j B xum 3 34 Configuring 3 8 2 Modify Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the Pass Through Disk Attribute User can modify the cache mode Tagged Command Queuing and Fibre channel LUN Base LUN on an existed pass through disk To modify the pass through drive attribute from the pass through drive pool move the mouse cursor bar to click on Modify Pass Through link The Se lect The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Click on the Pass Thro
37. es that store duplicate data but appear to the computer as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA AAA Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Introduction 1 5 RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated to storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection In the case of drive failure data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining drives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can FAtisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for sin
38. g 3 7 VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options oelect an option and the related information or submenu items display be neath it The submenus for each item are explained on the section 3 3 The configuration utility main menu options are Option Description Quick Volume And RAID Set Create a RAID configuration that con Setup sists of the number of physical disks installed RAID Set Functions Create a customized RAID Set Volume Set Functions Create a customized Volume Set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information RAID System Functions Setting the RAID system configurations Fibre Channel Config Setting the Fibre Channel configurations 3 8 Configuring 3 2 Configuring the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA Using the LCD Panel The LCD Display front panel function keys are the primary user interface for the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA Except for the Firmware update all configuration can be performed through this interface The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA password is default setting at 00000000 Eight zeros by the manufacturer Function Key Definitions The four function keys at the top of the front panel perform the following func tions Exit button Select button 2 button Down button Function Up or Down hl Use the Up or Down a
39. gle user single tasking environments with long records oynchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and white operations span all dives z255 DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different records store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped 1 6 Introduction Writes require parity to be updated DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY RR Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The main advantages of RAID 6 is High data availability any two drives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be up
40. igration Introduction 1 2 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Six types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 6 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID 0 array Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleaved in a rotating sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment deter mines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much a
41. ility Background Initialization RAID 0 and RAID 1 Volume Sets can be used immediately after the creation But the RAID 3 5 and 6 Volume Sets must be initialized to generate the parity In Normal Initialization the initialization proceeds as a background task the Volume Set is fully accessible for system reads and writes The operating system can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete Furthermore the RAID Volume Set is also protected against a single disk failure while initialing In Fast Initial ization the initialization process must be completed before the Volume Set is ready for system access 1 4 3 2 Array Roaming The RAID subsystem stores configuration information both in NVRAM and on the disk drives It can protect the configuration settings in the case of a disk 1 14 Introduction RAID Set 1 3Individual Disks e Free Space Volume 1 RAID 5 ee Volume 0 RAID 0 1 DiskO Diski Disk2 drive or controller failure Array roaming allows the administrators the ability to move a RAID Set to another system without losing RAID configuration and data on that RAID Set If a server fails to work the RAID Set disk drives can be moved to another server and inserted in any order 1 4 3 3 Online Capacity Expansion Online Capacity Expansion makes it possible to add one or more physical drive to a Volume Set while the server is in operation elimin
42. is added to a RAID Set JF oiii keck Lee kakeen es m 3 E CD ce L ns dock et bat Geh CZ mkmaen kg nda y IE TIPPS sl ee Juste P E Beida CN Rai dkanager 23333 XXX z TT TER A LOES EE i niae zii Dark Iess Bn Dun ste sri duse Reg Sei IDE Charzinlr Valma Seti Ch Dd Lini Valera Stain Zapp metri rans bad imi GC Vober Ze Kuba Veskag 1541 Ae iG Cu Lab Pire Trina SP Geet Baieri CA EM DTA SING Maal GA A 4 Lene Ex Trk S ed Eyre Cong Edsk uad Cordi OME Chamrrls j Pte Chad Henge Capacity Eod Ges REFUTE cy Fal Sei m 154Ge EM PLA 307015 SUEE C afpera aE V SS Mue Borgia vie Ba prar HA FA DA T ks CR Facil Sei d OU EI SIX UR ue eee CM BA SA BA Us macs Funera CH Faiagm Du po HL orbes Hs m i HA HA HA Eii indi wT HA H HA Patu nde ME Bad Sei 3 rei GB IEN DL 1713 ades big Ko ir ab rem MAs cd ma a raas conta rina Ween peser rant A am Configuring 3 31 3 7 5 Check Volume Set To check a Volume Set from a RAID Set 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Click on the Volume Set from the list that you wish to check Click on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Use this option to verify the correctness of the redundant data in a Volume oet For example in a system with dedicated parity Volume Set check means computing the parity of the data disk drives and comparing the results to the contents of the
43. is also factory assigned Usually the WWNN WWPN tuple is used to uniquely identify a port in the Fabric Channel Speed Each FC Channel can be configured as 1 Gbps sec 2 Gbps sec or use Auto option for auto speed negotiation between 1G 2G The controller default is Auto Configuring 3 39 which should be adequate under most conditions The Channel Speed setting takes effect for the next connection That means a link down or bus reset should be applied for the change to take effect The current connection speed is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the Menu Frame to refresh display of current speed Channel Topology Each FC Channel can be configured as Point to Point Loop or Auto Topology The controller default is Auto topology which takes precedence of Loop topol ogy Firmware restart is needed for any topology change to take effect The cur rent connection topology is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the Menu Frame to refresh display of current topology Note that current topology is shown as None when no successful connection is made for the channel Hard Loop ID This setting is effective only under Loop topology When enabled you can manu ally set the Loop ID in the range from 0 to 125 Make sure this hard assigned ID is not conflicting with any other devices on the same loop otherwise the channel will be disabled
44. ives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solutions at prices much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems We provide this feature for subsystems to provide the advanced fault tolerant RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 4 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild A Hot Swap function can be used to rebuild disk drives in arrays with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 and 6 If a hot spare is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem auto Introduction 1 17 matically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically restart the system and the rebuild if the system is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction procedure condition When a disk is Hot Swap al though the system is functionally operational the system may no longer be fault tolerant Fault tolerance will be lost until the removed drive is replaced and the rebuild operation is completed 1 18 Introduction Chapter 2 Getting Started Getting started with the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA consists of the following steps 1 Unpack the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA 2 Identifying Part
45. le z3 ER ct Geh CZ zhmen a Ce 23 IE TITRES sl GC Juste E CR RAD cfanager XXXXXXXX Select Eaid Set Kam Mambo Dicks LazgzrEy a En zu 4 Du e PE DIE Fal Tri DS l 1343F C enirn Thera Taa St h Ther Eeer Wd Ab Ee Deietei Subrwt Ferm licis abo Sd EX ri nba Ekti Gor akr By ed Oo TTE d ITI gines zd d 73 i cana iora oem emo re uve Configuring 3 19 3 6 3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a RAID Set when a disk is added to your system This function is active when at least one drive is available Fas CD e Feet duck et J Bua o G Se ee as 7 13 3 mems IR EAR ohanager XXXXXXXX halber Lke Bld Met Par Has bo cm Select Eau Set Kam Mambo Dicks pty iy Eni Zu F Du e P EE Fame DG l 1343F Sabi Free THEE TUI el Mb ier gines 23 E 23 Te ipgtane r one Aerie et cre SC Lee To expand a RAID Set click on the Expand RAID Set link Select the target RAID Set which you want to expand it Click on the available disk and Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button in the screen to add disks to the RAID Set 3 20 Configuring E CH CMS Fees fee Let Had ee e ee ee 3 in MR ve ic cic Cn el Go lUe GRP RAID otanager XXXXXXXX RAIE Enp amitt ap Hai Ton E Mele Dez 4 P T im d a Select Ckaaesl aga cay Keds Eo LEPITCENTIT Y Hikki F aas That D gie kA Lue Fi ms d a md al i Emo E ii 8 Para Shae
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47. ll the physical disks in the RAID Set Thus each Volume Set on the RAID Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the RAID Set 3 7 1 Create Volume Set The following are the Volume Set features 1 Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID Set 2 Up to 16 Volume Sets in a RAID Set can be created by the SurfRAID TRI TON 8FA controller 3 The maximum addressable size of a single Volume Set is 2 TB To create a Volume Set from RAID Set system move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The RAID Set To Create On It screen will show all RAID Set number Click on a RAID Set number that you want to create and then click on the Submit but ton Modify Volume Set allows the user to select the Volume name capacity RAID level stripe size fiibre channel LUN cache mode and tag queuing 3 26 Configuring E CD cs Fee dock et de bah 4 eh ZA es kee a 3 E IUE en ee sl a Juste Sc RAID ofanager XXXXXXXX n PE e u ain T L Bed ie Poors Cresis Rol n Ener 4 alame Arie Us Ise et A UR DzandPaus 3i Voker Hear m kee dtl Ur aa Mgmbar Duk xcd Hs Span mm Vrke Fg id Lars r D Bech Fra Mar Capacity Adone ar CE Pia ria Fan Seem Uahses du ES j vit Lulu Vrkea brise ce Me Pa mg rani ait Perier Comp rian Dicke lotum s ite Mif abo Su Joan Shops Som rs sl EE Ea ric ns 3 d Vrkew Duke Mac i25 Ban w Sie T THE i d
48. lter entry can be set to include or exclude certain host s from data ac cess If a node s WWN falls in an ID range specified as Exclude the related Volume Set will be invisible to this node and no data access is possible If a node s WWN falls in an ID range specified as Include and does not fall in any ID range specified as Exclude this node will be allowed to access the data of the related Volume Set The access mode can be specified as normal Read Write or restricted Read Only If a node s WWN falls in none of the ranges and there is atleast one Include type entry specified this node is considered as Excluded otherwise it is considered as Included Note that when no Filter Entries are specified for a Volume Set any node can access the Volume Set as there is no LUN masking Access mode For certain applications it is desired to limit the data access as Read Only such that the data on the volume won t be accidentally modified This can be done by setting the Access Mode of the Included ID range as Read Only How ever some Operating Systems e g Linux may ignore this Write Protect at tribute and still issue write commands to the protected volumes Data Protected error will be resported to these write commands It is suggested to mount the volumes as Read Only for a consistent behavior if possible 3 44 Configuring Qi Rub ofanager XXXXXXXX Comin ey p Type Mola Range Mask How WWN Mick
49. ma fe hn d puma Ba dus Vous d Ces Tala Pa hot E Ge D j Ce dey Car Uie aih biiir Lee TH m TAA zj grows Pe ee NL ius 3 42 Configuring Set Host Filters from the Menu Frame To add a host filter entry first select the host to be include exclude from Host WWN list Adjust Range Mask Filter Type Access Mode fields Choose Add operation then Confirm Submit to complete the add operation The added host filter entry will be shown in the upper half of the Config Frame Up to 8 host filter entries can be added To delete a host filter entry from the list select the radio button in front of the host entry E CD ue Fee dock Hel LJ BuER cthOQRIT OO dba kee ee 3 L psen MR vie Au IK sl GC Juste E Choose Delete operation then Confirm Submit to complete the delete opera tion Range Mark some times it is convenient to combine some corelated WWNs into one ID range Configuring 3 43 as a single filter entry This ID range is obtained by adding the host WWN and the Range Mask which are both 64 bit entities For example if hosts 0x210000e0 8b03dc84 and 0x210000e0 8b03dc85 have the same access con trol they can be combined as a single filter entry using either WWN as host WWN with Range Mask setting as OXFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFE Note that under most circumstances the Range Mask is left as OXFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF which means that only a single WWN is specified for that filter entry Filter Type Each fi
50. mbicab Ire Hard System Function Fibre Chamel Config L Ethormet ConmPiguration View Stam Euantz pole imal Kul Ter Hardware Honrhor L Eton Information Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw X key Redraw 3 6 Configuring Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute ac tions by clicking on the appropriate link Be D Ber cd ese B Hain Hanu Huick Ynlis Selig Ha vid Sel Funclin Woluwe Set Function KEE le as ch Function Firs har Mei Config Ethernet Li ca ETT imm Cake G GE Es Fun A hatte b Eus tru infa pecus Note The password option allows user to set or clear the SurfRAID TRI TON 8FA s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA by providing the correct password The password is used to pro tect the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA from unauthorized entry The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in twenty seconds The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA password is default set at 00000000 Eight zeros by the manufacturer Configurin
51. n connecting external fibre devices 1 Configure the Loop ID of subsystem or use dynamic LIP 2 For every pair of host channel fibre connector at the rear of the sub system attach one end of the fibre optical cable to one of the fibre connectors and the other end to the host adapter s external fibre con nector or to the fibre Hub Switch 3 Connect the other host system using the other fibre optical cable if you want to configure subsystem into multi host attachment Link Activity D TX RX Note Connect the RX of the fibre connectors to the TX of host adapter s external fibre connector or to the fibre Hub Switch Contrariwise Connect the TX of the fibre connectors to the RX of host adapter s external fibre connector or to the fibre Hub Switch Host B Host A Note For safety reasons make sure the Disk Array and Host Computer are turned off when you plug in the Fibre cable Getting Started 2 8 2 4 Daisy Chaining Attach one end of the external Fibre optical cable to one of the Host channel out connectors and the other end to the Host channel in connectors at the rear of daisy chaining subsystem Host B out Host A out SFP module SFP module Host A in Bag Fibre optical cable Getting Started 2 9 2 5 Install Hard Drives This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and gives instructions on installing a hard drive The sub system supports hot swa
52. n simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New releases of the firmware are available in the form of a DOS file Firmware can be downloaded from Partner s web site at www PartnersData com XXXXVVV BIN Firmware Binary where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change Read this file first before upgrading the firmware These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one direc tory in drive A or C Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem controller by using an ANSI VT 100 compatible terminal emulation program or Remote web browser management You must complete the appropriate installation procedure before proceeding with this firmware upgrade Whichever terminal emulation program is used must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Configuration of the internal RAID subsystem web browser based remote RAID management Web browser based RAID management can be used to update the firmware You must complete the appropriate installation procedure before proceeding with this firmware upgrade Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI VT 100 Terminal Emulation 4 2 Array Maintenance Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller For Example download from Partners web site onto the c 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to RAID Sys
53. nnected device Each node on a Switched fabric uses an aggregate throughput data path to send or receive data 1 3 4 LUN Masking LUN masking is a RAID system centric enforced method of masking multiple LUNs behind a single port By using World Wide Port Names WWPNs of server HBAs LUN masking is configured at the RAID array level LUN mask ing also allows disk storage resource sharing across multiple independent servers A single large RAID device can be sub divided to serve a number of different hosts that are attached to the RAID through the FAN fabric with LUN masking So that only one or a limited number of servers can see that LUN each LUN inside the RAID device can be limited LUN masking can be done either at the RAID device behind the RAID port or at the server HBA It is more secure to mask LUNs at the RAID device but not all RAID devices have LUN masking capability Therefore in order to mask LUNs some HBA vendors allow persistent binding at the driver level 1 4 Array Definition 1 4 1 RAID Set A RAID Set is a group of disks containing one or more Volume Sets It has the following features in the RAID subsystem controller 1 Up to eight RAID Sets are supported per RAID subsystem controller 2 From one to eight drives can be included in an individual RAID Set 3 It is impossible to have multiple RAID Sets on the same disks A Volume Set must be created either on an existing RAID Set or on a group of available individual
54. nt va o Select The TOE Device For liora as ies 4 ES UT haad canc sla ice Heri meer eroe Du gd ius 3 36 Configuring 3 9 System Configuration 3 9 1 System Configuration To set the RAID system function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the RAID System Function link The RAID System Function menu will show all items Select the desired function me eee oe ONT 1b ura Ham Lt cR Leon demo Let LJ de bah 4 eh CA Zap ken aa 3 Tin MEY va eet sl GC Urr Perun Hem j E y nup oWanager X XXXXXXX RAIER Pana eem PED IRA ET Sarees Cs E Eet Fiai i Cape ics yea bhyi Seri LOREM E H vetkz He Fecha Frente LH Terral Dat Corien Tari fik DEZE Dep Des D TB CDI AIT Canfigerans n fxn x zl VE Leda 3 Jet Cours cen Near eateries eve p E adm System Beeper Setting The Alert Beeper function item is set to Disable or Enable the SurfRAID TRI TON 8SA controller alarm tone generator RAID Rebuild Priority The RAID Rebuild Priority is a relative indication of how much time the con troller devotes to a rebuild operation The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA allows the user to choose the rebuild priority ultraLow Low Medium High to balance Volume Set access and rebuild tasks appropriately For high array perfor mance specify a Low value Configuring 3 37 Terminal Port Configuration opeed setting values are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200
55. ntroller 1 3 2 Three ways to connect FC Topologies A topology defines the interconnection scheme It defines the number of de vices that can be connected Fibre Channel supports three different logical or physical arrangements topologies for connecting the devices into a network e Point to Point e Arbitrated Loop AL 1 10 Introduction e oWitched Fabric The physical connection between devices varies from one topology to an other In all of these topologies a transmitter node in one device sends infor mation to a receiver node in another device Fibre Channel networks can use any combination of point to point arbitrated loop FC AL and switched fabric topologies to provide a variety of device sharing options Point to point A point to point topology consists of two and only two devices connected by N ports of which are connected directly In this topology the transmit Fibre of one device connects to the receiver Fibre of the other device and vice verFA The connection is not shared with any other devices Simplicity and use of the full data transfer rate make this Point to point topology an ideal extension to the standard SCSI bus interface The point to point topology extends SCSI connectivity from a server to a peripheral device over longer distances Arbitrated Loop The arbitrated loop FC_AL topology provides a relatively simple method of connecting and sharing resources This topology allows up to 126 devices o
56. occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen E CD ce Fee dock Hen Had o G a mhbmaen kee Ha A 3 i CH ran okanager XXXXXXXX x LJMER a prea tonne cee Artie Fee WEE 3 9 10 Upgrade Firmware Please reference the section 4 2 for more information 3 52 Configuring 3 10 Information Menu 3 10 1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the internal SurfRAID TRITON 8FA current RAID Set current Volume Set and physical disk configuration Click the Volume Set num ber you which to View in the select column Then you can view the Volume Set Information and Fibre Channel Volume Set Host Filters Mo m rm o QR ee ee ee ee acie M tcs cs 1 aot Lac sl Pu Juste E M RuD ofanager XXXXXXXX CHi Kche i hz Delco pe aos dici volup e Sem Betray Takik K mum ma rb fcn Toae Set Here Vega nan dl Fv ims j Eaxi Ez Hane Ed Eri d i Lost Pr pr Tomah ODE Vereent 9000 G8 Criit Fn fan gch Fibit Ckt e ur Merrer Bad Level Fad ae j num 2 qe can Deng Sage Loch i 4 Loeter Iira Ede ite nia leg Do Be tonite Cocke bande We Back at eee moi r 7 E Yue Eerie pirg Ba peg eee ee m Viet TE ae era Urs Ext P pr bct Pe oreo Up cac fikih Files Chante Vols Set Hon Fikers bei L alma Hors Ed riem Type Dade Bonge Mad Hag RT Duk Passe Pate Pest E Zcket Ike ie RS MIT FIMO TTe dT TH Hates Re a D Sabri Emke BU E Sh Ged REI TE eae ub Gare m Cm pie
57. oe fig Bde La vius T ow Tons AMI Sonar wry F P eel e P xj un Ei Lies P ual REG E aai Canis orana Har nid m Fa j aO as Note 1 Once the Expand RAID Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed 2 Ifa disk drive fails during RAID Set expansion and a hot spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the RAID Set expansion completes Migrating occurs when a disk is added to a RAID Set Migration status is displayed in the RAID status area of the RAID Set information when a disk is added to a RAID Set Migrating status is also displayed in the associated volume status area of the Volume Set Information when a disk is added to a RAID Set Configuring 3 21 3 6 4 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When one of the disk drives is removed in power off state the RAID Set status will change to Incomplete State When the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA is powered on again the RAID Set can be activated using the Activate RAID Set option Once activated the RAID State will change to Degraded Mode To activate the incomplete the RAID Set click on the Activate RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Activate screen is displayed showing all RAID oets existing in the current controller Click the RAID Set number you wish to acti vate in the select column ca du Lef m Tacit Hai BunR choOQRI OO dba a ee 3 Ti MP tite We tec KiL e el hae Jet P CR RAID chanager XXXXXXXX Casu B
58. onfigurations Type the SNMP Trap IP Address The Port de fault is 162 SNMP Community Configuration The default is Public SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired function After you complete the addition Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action 3 48 Configuring 3 9 6 View Events To view the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA controller s information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the System Information link The Sur fRAID TRITON 8FA Events Information screen appears Choose this option to view the System Events Information Timer Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors The RAID system does not built the real time clock The Time information is the relative time from the SurfRAID TRI TON 8FA power on Cis i we Pecan Tech o Ha J dm a RII e raa se ee n A ve ac e Le zj ra ie mne y ran gKanager XXXXXXXX Treh Ymp For L i Yos E TAF Siem Eves baler EREE EEE DS Ze H Ciod Lies Thee Event Type iers Tims Erara Toke iter En pm Vakra Sai d OI carp sca Miyras I8 Ec T 1 e TEI DLEA De Tike Sai di D Tiri hipraz mak Fits Dag E ono DD D Make ai d DI Macht odas Eley Pu Tie EUM ii ecd bi Vide Pat m Macht V chores inca Dues biti Vokes Zei d Ul C carpal scs ke eu Di 1h Le i mini moos ee di Di bert alice Tiete i Cy 1 7 iik Sai 2 Li nea chore tr Sepia Trae St Wakra Set LO Copias Fe Wu nd ar De b s iE Ta ti i
59. pping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running 1 Pull out an empty disk tray You can install in any available slot 2 Take off the bracket before installing hard drive Bracket 3 Place the hard drive in the disk tray 4 Install the mounting screws on each side to secure the drive in the mo bile rack w Note Insert screws through the front sides of the mounting holes Latch Lever Getting Started 2 10 2 06 Powering on the Subsystem When you connect the Disk Array to the Host computer you should press the ON OFF Power Supply Switch It will turn the Disk Array on and the Self Test will be started automatically 1 Plug in all the power cords or power connectors located at the rear of the subsystem Power Switch ox Note The subsystem is equipped with redundant PFC power factor cor rection Full Range power supplies The subsystem will automati cally selector voltage 2 Turn on the power 3 The Power LED on the front panel will turn green After a few moments H the LCD should display the following message detecting the fibre cable connect well Model Name XXX XXX XXX XXX gn Getting Started 2 11 Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place The HDD status LED will turn green on front panel Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place If the HDD power LED did not turn green
60. r nodes in a single continuous loop or ring The loop is constructed by daisy chaining the transmit and receive cables from one device to the next or by using a hub or switch to create a virtual loop The loop can be self contained or incorporated as an element in a larger network Increasing the number of devices on the loop can reduce the overall performance of the loop because the amount of time each device can use the loop is reduced The ports in an arbitrated loop are referred as L Ports Switched Fabric A switched fabric a term is used in a Fibre channel to describe the generic switching or routing structure that delivers a frame to a destination based on the destination address in the frame header It can be used to connect up to 16 million nodes each of which is identified by a unique world wide name In a switched fabric each data frame is transferred over a virtual point to Introduction 1 11 point connection There can be any number of full bandwidth transfers occur ring through the switch Devices do not have to arbitrate for control of the network each device can use the full available bandwidth A fabric topology contains one or more switches connecting the ports in the FC network The benefit of this topology is that many devices approximately 2 24 can be connected A port on a Fabric switch is called an F Port Fabric Port Fabric switches can function as an alias server Multicast server broadcast server quality of
61. r TES ul etidi ora alu iz adio UME C mini TECK Fewhes Chewy IE Adda e Ies way IP Ma U cal erent IF Akins ARR w 03 G Fo as in MEY se ic cc Local IP dirar aed D TIEECT Dusi cf A IC DROE Dur atia E DHCD Trzsblad Cerri etree IP aceon Curi Caney bask Ihe Da NG Adde TT Senin The perator Sutra Free pel En ee ee es ala Be Configuring Deets Sl fe fa m fe DES be m Eg be Fe bz OR o 152 188 1942 1 2 1528 WS 55 2 955 Db Du Te A aM zum 3 9 4 Alert By Mail Config To set the Event Notification function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Alert By Mail Config The RAID System Event Notification Function menu will show all items Select the desired function When an abnormal condi tion occurs an error message will be emailed to the administrator that a problem has occurred Events are classified to 4 levels urgent serious warning mes sage Dt ed ee betkape k E JF We bh Vion Feri Ap Ir a Bist 3 237 zer rere Ppt A Ah 3 P I TEZ TEILT RE T zl ee uet Fuse re aoe oot T ime le Pores Dons Pulido Lirik Fo rri Lii Eid u aces Ex iri Lag Hr Eo OR RAID ofanager XXXXXXXX Pan Adie ss Coafura Dems Ess UL Esc E Md Soda Hume fiese had Addrene Joao con ee j ron barseeord m URS miris E LST 01 ricis Votum n Waffe Hues oee hod Abbes We Det sr Chon d COR fe Chi Fea Tut M
62. rmware Restart Controller Yes Mo L are you sure Yes No Configuring 3 13 3 14 Fibre Channel Config Ethernet Configuration d View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information ChannelO Speed Auto 1Gb 2Gb Channel O Topology Auto Loop Point Point Channel 0 Hard Loop ID 0 125 Channel 1 Speed Auto 1Gb 2Gb Channel 1 Topology Auto Loop Point Poinf Channel 1 Hard Loop ID 0 125 DHCP Function oj Disabled Enabled Local lP Address Show System Events Clear Event Buffer Yes No The Hard Monitor Information The System Information Configuring 3 4 Web browser based Remote RAID management via R Link ethernet port Configuration of the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA can be completed with remote RAID management utilizing the browser installed on your operating system Web browser based remote RAID management can be used to manage all the RAID functions To configure the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA on a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser by entering http IP Address in the remote web browser Important The Ethernet default IP is 192 168 001 100 and DHCP function is enable You can configure the correct IP Address through the LCD panel or the terminal Ethernet Configuration menu The SurfRAID TRITON 8FA controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 Eight Zeros
63. rrow keys to go through the information arrow buttons on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem Select button w This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXITI Press this button to return to the previous menu Configuring 3 9 3 3 Menu Diagram The following tree diagram is a summary of the various configuration and setting functions that can be accessed through the LCD panel menus or the terminal monitor Raid D L Selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size sp 4K aK 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 1 or 0 1 L Selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid Dei Spare L_ Selected Ca pacity L_ Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K Create Vol Raid Set Yes N oe reate Vo aid Set Yes No L_ Selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid 5 Ls Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt Ak 8K 16K 32K 64K 123K Raid 3 Spare Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 5 Spare L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size p AR 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 6 L selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid B Spare LL Selected Capacity
64. s 3 af peat cena rara Mee re 9 vom Configuring 3 53 3 10 2 System Information To view the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA controller s information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the System Information link The Sur fRAID TRITON 8FA Information screen appears S Eck Cen Firem Lezerei eqs E J PES mue o Bp pa ae TEE Heg amo Qd e een lcg a Hmm Bole CH nup OWanager x KARR A A A Elit Sosa Ce Arten WE vx tnr Iw Hai l c ue uds Eoo s EE EST TEL Id E d Raid Soboysterm narma I II E os Ba a ids Pa Hae Yoko Tai Hop Ferr Fer ol Ten Cis Ma Pet Zar Ai pud cde Pu Thus Erud Funds n Elk Peor Torn Mes Trece jid HWRE TOFS hini tes CSET EL ache Zus peat Lego j CPU DGeck fure XE Poe fone Bac uam Cordi d Sarton Merey IAHE 23 THE Ebis Gass Conk a Been oh Los Aud gy Sii saat BIME Coin Hari ut Hor e Ex Laas Hae BRE eee EI et i2 fi kei Connie Hernia Boom Use this feature to view the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA controller s information The controller name firmware version serial number main processor CPU data Instruction cache size and system memory size speed appear in this screen 3 54 Configuring 3 10 3 Hardware Monitor To view the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA controller s hardware monitor information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click the Hardware Monitor link The Hardware Information screen appears E lin grae SH E EB Rem ee ee pem T BH c
65. s of the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA 3 Install Hard Drives 4 Connect the Fibre Cables 5 Power on the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA 2 1 Unpacking the Subsystem Before continuing first unpack the subsystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged Getting Started 2 1 The package contains the following items e SurfRAID TRITON 8FA wo power cords e One external null modem cable e One external UPS cable e One RJ 45 ethernet cable e Installation Reference Guide If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact Partners at 800 550 3005 Getting Started 2 2 2 2 Identifying Parts of the subsystem The illustrations below identify the various features of the subsystem Get yourself familiar with these terms as it will help you when you read further in the following sections 2 2 1 Front View CES ze AN Ster Getting Started 2 3 1 HDD trays 1 8 2 HDD status Indicator Kal x Status LED The right side HDD status Indicator Slot No The left side CJ Access LED HDD status Indicator et EIN E E ITI Function HDD Status LEDs Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good gt 4 for this slot If there is no h
66. s possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed Introduction 1 3 STRIPING DISK DRIVES Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy RAID O0 arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi user environments or small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID 0 arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The diFAdvantage is that if one drive in a RAID 0 array fails the entire array fails 4 4 Introduction Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive E DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA AERE Reads can occur simultaneously on every drva RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk driv
67. tem Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The RAID Firmware dialog box appears Dau s EE Ra Faid Spctom Fuseciizn Mai te Tha Hiel Beasur lari E fe Chena Cp ate The Batz Pirm are Mil i n Cl ANID Re Framzfar Fila tren Tarmisal Us amima fmsbetzr Be Imoen Protocol Sel dergina 54 ree Chr1 H Te bari Hnzlar3 Losirol laer E Hei EN 00 CREER Pera Ha Raid RO Fire tien Up ho Hiis Me Alart Bie mr Alert E ee S H Change Uie The Bald Firafare Vu IHULLAHH SS ae Cl bam bei Tranzfer Fila Free Taralaul Hei Maximum Emulator Ho foodies Profarnl arwjnal kiere Cbrl 4 o Sheri xn ch ta Tue mind irii Array Maintenance 4 3 4 Select ZMODEM modem under Protocol ZMODEM as the file transfer proto col of your terminal emulation software 5 Click Browse Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located Select the File name 6160FIRM BIN and click open ic Change Seege ri Lien pur DCH TE IK V Ze II SHAD E pe mx Been EDIT imme Tim Ha Minimi lajn 4 4 Array Maintenance 7 When the Firmware completes downloading the confirmation screen appears Press Yes to start program the flash ROM EE SET Ar bE ren Ce hrame Fin Di 2 X oer Haia Bue lhe Kai Sol Bygafese Esch len Ta eegene e i Pal Buse Tee
68. ue The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature fan speed chassis fan and voltage of the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA All items are also unchangeable The warning messages will indicate through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Warning Condition gt 60 Celsius 55 Celsius 2600 RPM lt 10 8V or gt 13 2V Configuring 3 55 3 11 Creating a New RAID or Reconfiguring an Exist ing RAID You can configure RAID Sets and Volume Sets using Quick Create or RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions configuration method Each configu ration method requires a different level of user input The general flow of op erations for RAID Set and Volume Set configuration is Step Action EE Designate hot spares pass through optional Choose a configuration method 3 Create RAID Set using the available physical drives 4 Define Volume Set using the space in the RAID Set 5 Initialize the Volume Set and use Volume Set in the HOST OS 3 56 Configuring Chapter 4 Array Maintenance This chapter describes more information about your SurfRAID TRI TON 8FA The following items are described in detail Updating Firmware eoo Hot Swap Components Array Maintenance 4 1 4 2 Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading Flash Firmware Programming Utility Since the SurfRAID TRITON 8SA controller features flash firmware it is not nec essary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the RAID firmware The user ca
69. ugh Disk from the pass through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select drive The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears modify the drive attribute values as you want Ca Kd Vgl Fanta lg et Bunk choQhRID mhmaen ken Ha 23 3 decor e es KE Ki oo Juste R CH RAID ofanager XXXXXXXX dts tas we Pass Thong D une CY zl in Dom I PI ned Sil a za Faai Commie Fiera Hoopes can trea tun NEM Configuring 3 35 3 8 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete pass through drive from the pass through drive pool move the mouse cursor bar to the main menus and click on Delete Pass Through link After you complete the selection Click on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the delete action 3 8 4 Identify Selected Drive To prevent removing the wrong drive the selected disk LED will turn on for visually locating the selected disk when the Identify Selected Drive is se lected To identify the selected drive from the drives pool move the mouse cursor bar to click on Identify Selected Drive link The Select The IDE Device for Identifi cation screen appears Click on the IDE device from the drives pool and Flash method After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive E T Wes PrE dus et bb eee es kee Auge decrees PY vesc KS RO KL irae eg CH nup Gfanager XXXXXXXX 1 p
70. uspices of ANSI American National Standards Institute Fibre Channel combines the best features from SCSI bus and IP protocols into a single standard interface including high performance data transfer up to 200 MB per second low error rates mul tiple connection topologies scalability and more It retains the SCSI com mand set functionality but use a Fibre Channel controller instead of a SCSI controller to provide the network interface for data transmission In today s fast moving computer environments Fibre Channel is the serial data transfer protocol choice for high speed transportation of large volumes of information between workstation server mass storage subsystems and peripherals Physically the Fibre Channel can be an interconnection of multiple communi cation points called N Ports The port itself only manages the connection between itself and another such end port which which could either be part of a switched network referred to as a Fabric in FC terminology or a point to point link The fundamental elements of a Fibre Channel Network are Port and node So a node can be a computer system storage device or Hub Switch This chapter describes the Fibre specific functions available in the Fibre channel RAID controller Optional functions have been implemented for Fibre channel operation only available in the Web browser based RAID manager The LCD and VT 100 can t configure the options available for Fibre channel RAID co
71. xample in a system using two drives in RAID level 1 you could add capacity and retain fault tolerance by adding one drive With the addition of third disk you have the option of adding this disk to your exist ing RAID logical drive and migrating from RAID level 1 to 5 The result would be parity fault tolerance and double the available capacity without taking the system off 1 16 Introduction 1 4 4 High availability 1 4 4 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready for re placing the failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 or 6 RAID Set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a RAID Set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When SurfRAID TRITON 8FA detects a drive failure the system will automatically and transparently rebuild the RAID oet using the hot spare drives The RAID Set will be reconfigured and re built in the background while the SurfRAID TRITON 8FA continues to handle system requests During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected Important The hot spare must have at least the same or more capacity as the drive it replaces 1 4 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built the protection circuit to support the replace ment of hard disk dr

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